Out of Luck

Arnaud inwardly sighed, 'I shouldn't have betrayed my conscience and helped Morgan back then. Although that mana crystal was very important, that Frost Ape was the Merlin Family's prey, after all. Stealing it and being discovered thoroughly offended the Merlin Family, and now we've really run out of luck...

'If we hadn't been greedy back then and returned the mana crystal to Sir Merlin, the Merlin Family wouldn't just be watching from the side now. If this continues, the losses will far outweigh the value of that mana crystal. Not only has the airship been destroyed, but several hundred of our magic scrolls have been used.

'These magic scrolls are the supplies of the Henry Family, but they aren't for normal use, and over two hundred potions have been used already. The losses are far too great.